By Alfrida Martis. Recap of the UvA’s Accessibility Symposium on January 24, 2019 Photos by Fatima Kamal. How can accessibility of the UvA be improved? In January the UvA organized a very important symposium on accessibility, titled “Heeft iedereen het recht om te studeren aan de UvA?” (Dutch for: “Does everybody have the right to … Continue reading Recap of UvA’s Accessibility Symposium

As I reviewed my 2018 milestones over winter break, I remembered drawing up pro’s and con’s lists for various MA programs. At the top of my list would be one of the few joint programs between the two universities in Amsterdam, the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and the Vrije Universiteit (VU); being admitted to this … Continue reading UvA and VU: What sets us apart could bring us together

by Fatima Kamal. First of all, a happy new year to everyone! We hope you had a peaceful and lovely holiday and a happy new year! New website We want to welcome you to the new updated version of our website! As some might have noticed, the website has been under construction for some time. … Continue reading New year announcements

by Alfrida Martis. Mentees wanted! Are you a first-year student at the University of Amsterdam and would you like to feel more at home at the university in terms of your academic and personal life? Then you should definitely take a look at our ADP Mentor Program, coordinated by our CDO Team member Fatima Kamal. The … Continue reading Mentees wanted for our ADP Mentor Program!

By Anne de Graaf. My October Happy end of October! This month has been a special month: On Thursday 11 October, we celebrated International Coming-Out Day. On that day I communicated: Happy International Coming-Out Day! Today we honor our friends and family who faced fear and did it anyway—the definition of courage. Make an effort … Continue reading Bridge building

by Fatima Kamal. Welcome to the first event-blog! In our Diversity@UvA Blog, we talk about our initiatives and the work we do as Chief Diversity Officer team, but we also share the seminars, conferences, lectures and other events we attend to. This blog post will be about an event the Chief Diversity Officer and I … Continue reading The ECHO Awards 2018

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